Automobile attachment



P. J. RIDENOUR.

AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 23,1921.

1,424,679. Patented Aug. 1, 1922,

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I ments inautomobile attachments and more same. i The object 'of an automobile (2) is shown,

. (14) having specifically to such attachments as serve to prevent, or to lead to the speedy discovery of, thefts of the automobile provided with the vide automobiles of a certain make, whichever happens to adopt the device, with an attachment that will show to the public and carand the tothe police the make. ofthe motor number of the same, both being interrelated in such a manner that neither can be changed without afi'ecting the other or g1ving a mutilated ment, and the latter being connected to the automobile in such a manner'that it cannot,

be separated'from the car except by breaking it and so interrelated with the parking and tail li hts that their removal would turn out both lights thereby attracting the attention of the police.

The preferredembodiment ofthe inven tion is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fi re 1 represents a perspective view of the front portion of an automobile having my device attached thereto,.F1 gure 2 an enlarged detail front view of my device and Figure 3' all enlarged detail view of the means for securing my device to the automobile.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that in Figure 1 the front portion its two longitudinal frame members (3) and (4.) resting on the springs (6) which are supported on the front axle (.7) carried bythe wheel The frame members (3) and (4) are slightly curved channel irons, lying on one side and toeing inward,,as shown in cross-v section in Figure 3. One of these frame device, which consists of a metal rod (11 preferably made of an aluminum alloy, a plate (12) secured to its upper end so as to extend right across the front of the radiator a decorative identifying slgn like the eagle (16) secured to its top an of the invention is to proappearance to the attach-L Specification of Letter-s Patent. Patrgnmd A 11 1%22 Application filed July 23, 1921. Serial No. 487,069.

the namerepresentedby the-letters A B C D E F G and the number of the motor as 5 79 302 out into it and 'being provided wlth a parking light (17 preferably of red glass. A number of perforations (l8) serve to receive small bolts securing the license number plate to the device.

My device is secured to-the frame member (4) mthe following manner The lower end of the rod (11-) ends in a base (21) of enlarged cross-section and has a threaded stud (22) ofreduced section extending, beyond the base, which stud is adapted to be screwed into the nut (23) which latter just fits into the channel of the frame member (4). In

this position the nut exposes only one side (24), the other three sides bearing against the web and the flanges of the channel res ectively. Fromthe side (24) a small hole- 26) extends into the nut so as to cross its threaded portion. When the stud (22) is screwed into the nut (23), a drill is inserted into this hole and is operated to drill a regis-.

tering hole through the stud. A pin (27) is then inserted in the registering holes and welded into the nut so as to guard against the tail light, which should be in the same circuit as the parking light.

The letters and figures appearing on the plate may be either cut into the same or, the plate material may be out away'from them; in either case they would stand out prominently. I

It will be seen that its. certain make of cars were equipped -with' my device and this fact became known through advertisements or otherwise, it would be practically impossible tost'eal the car. Any car of that particular type, if seen without the device, would immediately attract attention and cause the police to investigate. It would be impossible to remove the device without leaving traces of violence. As long as the device would show in full, it could be easily traced by its motor number. The figures d could not be changed without mutilating the 10 1. An-anti-theft device for plate andthe fact that the name appears vertically over the signature would prevent the tearin oil of a figure, as the 5 for instance. [his figure, if taken off by itself 5 would leave the plate mutilated; if taken off by 'a straight verticaltcut, theletter A 15 frame member for the automobile, a block adapted to receive the stud secured between the flanges, means for locking the stud to the block and a flanged cover permanently secured to the toes of theflanges for holding the block in its place.

2.. An anti-theft device for an automobile comprising means for displaying an identifying word, an identifying number and a law required light in inseparable relation to each other,-athreaded stud on said means, 25 a flanged frame member for the automobile,

a nut adapted to receive' the stud secured between the flanges and a pin penetrating the nut and thestud for firmly binding'them together, a flanged cover being laced over 30 the nut and Welded to the toes o the flanges for holding the nut in its place.

PERRY J. RIDENOUR. 

